Upcoming Henry Cavill Movies To Keep On Your Radar Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 8, 2021 3:06 pm EST (Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited … or not.) The people have spoken and they simply can’t get enough of Henry Cavill. Even amid the highs and lows of his Superman appearances in the DC Universe, the cries of “Henry Cavill innocent!...
Video: Wacky Theory Suggests Pixar’s ‘Cars’ Are Biological Creatures Evolved From The Bugs In ‘A Bug’s Life’ By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2017 5:00 am EST We’ve talked before about the weird world of Pixar’s Cars. The universe is filled with sentient automobiles, with no humans in sight. We have birds that look like planes and bugs that look like tiny VW Beatles with wings. It’s madness! But are the cars in Cars really just automobiles?...
What Is The Best ‘Star Wars’ Movie? The Runner-Up In Our Poll Might Surprise You By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 4, 2021 7:37 am EST (Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) It’s the question that keeps nerf herders up at night, nibbling their fingernails and perhaps even their toenails. “What’s the best Star Wars movie?...
‘David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet’ Trailer: A Witness Statement For The Natural World By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 23, 2020 5:00 pm EST David Attenborough, the English broadcaster and natural historian who has spent his career creating documentaries that serve as comprehensive studies of animal and plant life on Earth, is the subject of the new documentary David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. Attenborough, who is 93 now, reflects on his life and career while also offering a stark warning that “human beings have overrun the world....
“Max Payne” Director John Moore Upset Over R-Rating, Claims MPAA Gave WB A Blowjob For “Dark Knight” By David Chen/Sept. 6, 2008 3:28 pm EST Moore goes on to say that the MPAA’s inconsistencies are really coming back to haunt the organization: Be sure to head over to Das Gamer to read the rest of the interview. [The MPAA] really hung themselves with The Dark Knight. Every other filmmaker in town is knocking on their door saying, “Please sir, may I have my PG-13 rating and be as fair to my movie as you were to The Dark Knight....
‘No Strings Attached’ Red Band Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 3, 2011 6:06 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released a red band movie trailer for Ghostbusters/Meatballs director Ivan Reitman’s new comedy No Strings Attached. The movie follows a lonely doctor who gets lucky with a pretty co-worker (played by Natalie Portman) in a “comedy about the complications of friends with benefits.” The film costars Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling, Olivia Thirlby, Kevin Kline, Lake Bell, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, and the next breakout comedy actor (in my opinion) Jake Johnson....
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “Rampage” By Bryan Young/May 28, 2021 10:00 am EST This post contains major spoilers for the latest episode of the series. The Clone Troopers of The Bad Batch look for help anywhere they can get it, and in the latest episode “Rampage,” Echo has an idea. Cid was an old contact of the Jedi and they seek out this mysterious barkeep....
‘The Flash’ Production Halted Following Accident On Set By Jeremy Mathai/July 29, 2021 12:27 pm EST The long, arduous journey to get The Flash into development and finally begin production has unfortunately met another setback, this time interrupting the actual filming of the movie. Reports out of the UK indicate that an accident has occurred on the set of The Flash while shooting on location in Glasgow, causing the apparent hospitalization of a member of the camera crew....
‘The Protégé’ Review: Maggie Q Takes The Lead In An Assassin Movie Misfire By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 19, 2021 4:00 pm EST Hollywood can’t seem to get enough of the assassin movie lately. Ever since John Wick gunned down a club full of gangsters over a dead dog, the vengeful assassin has become the new action hero de jour. And as a result, we’ve gotten every flavor of assassin hero — the woman, the woman team, the older retired assassin....
Wish Dragon Trailer John Cho, I love you, but you’re no Robin Williams. To be fair, very few people are, but it’s painfully clear here in the Wish Dragon trailer, which is full of scenes that are almost ripped verbatim from the 1992 Disney animated classic Aladdin. The snarky wish-granting deity putting on a big show before telling his new master that he only has three wishes? Check. The itty bitty living space bit?...
‘You Were Never Really Here’ Is A Brilliant Movie Because Of What It Doesn’t Show Us By Chris Evangelista/April 9, 2018 7:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here.)There’s a lot going on in Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, and we see almost none of it....
A Cranky Coach Offerman is set to play the role of Casey “Dove” Porter, who is brought in to coach the Rockford Peaches. Originally a Cubs pitcher, he became famous because his forkball killed a dove in mid-air (hence the nickname) during the middle of a game. Dove was supposed to be the next big thing in baseball, but blew out his arm after only three years. Now he’s trying to recapture lost glory by leading the Peaches to victory....
Benedict Wong On The Passion Behind ‘Nine Days’ And Heartache Over ‘Deadly Class’ [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 12, 2021 8:55 am EST Unborn souls want to go to Earth. That’s the story of Edson Oda’s ambitious feature directorial debut, Nine Days. It’s an epic concept told with intimacy and simplicity. In the film, it’s Will’s (Winston Duke) job to decide which soul has the pleasure or displeasure of experiencing life on Earth....
Guillermo Del Toro Promises Amazing Monsters And Robots In ‘Pacific Rim’ By Russ Fischer/July 23, 2011 7:00 am EST Legendary Pictures did its first standalone panel today in one of the smaller ballrooms of the San Diego convention center, the idea being to show off four films that are in development. Perhaps the biggest of the projects is Pacific Rim, the movie that Guillermo del Toro signed to direct after Universal decided not to make At the Mountains of Madness....
How ‘The Suicide Squad’ Showcases Both Sides Of James Gunn By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 10, 2021 12:00 pm EST The Suicide Squad is the James Gunniest movie ever made. The director, who skyrocketed to fame after his work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1., has a unique style that’s impossible to deny. His work is both brutal and heartfelt, grotesque and beautiful. He brings together pitch-black humor with surprising warmth to create characters and worlds that live and breathe....
Intrusion Trailer: Freida Pinto And Logan Marshall-Green Get Paranoid In A Netflix Thriller Netflix By Vanessa Armstrong/Aug. 26, 2021 2:19 pm EST Netflix is coming out with a slew of original features, one of which is “Intrusion,” a thriller that focuses on a couple who live in a beautiful, modern house. Things don’t stay so tranquil, of course — someone breaks into their home and the wife (Freida Pinto) starts trying to understand why and uncovers more than she bargained for....
Kevin Smith’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Theory Proposes A “New Religion” By Ben Pearson/April 17, 2019 2:00 pm EST Writer/director Kevin Smith is one of the biggest celebrity Star Wars fans out there, so it’s no surprise that he has some thoughts about the new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer that debuted at Star Wars Celebration a few days ago. Kevin Smith Rise of Skywalker Theory...
Pixar’s Rejected ‘Toy Story’ Titles Revealed By Germain Lussier/Aug. 24, 2011 12:00 pm EST With three uber-successful features over almost twenty-years, Toy Story and its characters have become an instantly recognizable part of popular culture. It’s hard to even hear the words “Toy” or “Story” without thinking of Woody, Buzz and the gang. Many Pixar fans know that “Toy Story” wasn’t always the title of the film, though. Originally, it was just the working title and Pixar was so stumped as to what to call the 1995 original, they posed the question to the entire company....
By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 28, 2021 2:30 pm EST Luca is the second Pixar film in less than a year to debut exclusively on Disney+. When Soul sidestepped movie theaters to debut exclusively on Disney+ in December, many Pixar employees believed it was a one-time decision brought on by coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which shuttered theaters throughout 2020. But as the vaccine rollout has steadily expanded and theaters have begun to open back up, Pixar staffers are voicing their frustrations with Disney’s decision to apparently send only Pixar films straight to streaming on Disney+....
‘It’s Just Business’ HBO “Succession,” at its core, is a show about cycles of abuse. There are four Roy children: firstborn but oft-ignored Connor (Alan Ruck); prodigal son Kendall (Jeremy Strong); Lady Macbeth in Marc Jacobs’ latest, Shiv (Sarah Snook); and idiot youngest child Roman (Kieran Culkin). Each has their own hang-ups with their father, who has berated them from the moment of their birth for not living up to his impossible standards....
